After 3+ months of str8 usage, it is getting almost too easy at this point. What use to take 3 passes and touch-ups, now takes 2 passes with few touch-ups. Todays shave was totally without blood and took 2 passes. A little AS and I was out the door. Total time about 15 minutes. After all the decades of other blades, this is the only way to go! Don't quite understand all the fear people have? :banghead: